NETRAKONA:  A district court on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and son.  The convict is Abul Kashem, 35.Additional District and Session Judge Abdul Hamid passed the order around 11:15am.BDST: 1218 HRS, OCT 22, 2014

DHAKA: The government is taking into account to let over 500,000 on-duty poll officials vote.However, they will participate in voting online, reports the Business Standard."More than 500,000 officials and law-enforcers are on duty during elections and don't get the chance to cast their

SAVAR, DHAKA: Police on Wednesday recovered two bodies from Savar and Ashulia, on outskirts of the capital.The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam, son of Shamchul Islam, resided in Ashulia’s Bhadail and Manirul Islam, 27, son of Abul Kashem, hailed from Mahendrapur village of

SUNAMGANJ: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained three smugglers from Tekerghar frontier under Tahirpur Upazila of the district early Wednesday. The detainees are- Kawsar, 29, son of Abu Hanif, Mohibur Rahman, 28 and Indian citizen Marak, 30. BGB said that a patrol team of

DHAKA: Winning a 3-year membership in Human Rights Council of United Nations is surely a much-awaited victory for Bangladesh.Every country has strong desire for the post which Bangladesh won for 2015-2014 term getting support from 149 out of 193 countries.However, Bangladesh contested

RANGPUR: At least 25 persons, including three policemen, were injured during a clash between law enforcers and chain master of Motor Owners’ Association at Satmatha of the district Tuesday midnight.The identities of the injured are yet to be known.Sources told banglanews that local

DHAKA: The Supreme Court fixed December 2 to start hearing the appeal filed by convicted war criminal Ghulam Azam, the former ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami.Five-member of appellate division led-by Chief Justice M Mozammel Hossain fixed the date of hearing on Wednesday.Four other justices

DHAKA: Bangladesh is going to sign deals with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to bring back confidence to the country which might warm the bilateral relations between two nations.However, Bangladesh, in this regard, is going to sign two agreements with the UAE aimed at boosting

LONDON: A Bangladeshi expatriate was shot dead by miscreants at North East Lincolnshire in Grimsby town of London on Tuesday.  The deceased was identified as Maulana Zubayer Hamidi, 50, a former Imam of East London man park mosque. Police said that on information police rushed to

DHAKA: Bangladesh won membership of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council.The country has been selected for the post for three years, said a press release signed by Khaleda Begum, senior information officer of the ministry of external affairs.Bangladesh bagged 149 votes to

DHAKA: The UK government and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have produced a study that focuses on investment issues that impact on inclusive economic growth.The UK government and USAID have jointly surveyed the investment climate in Bangladesh, said a press release

BRAMHANBARIA: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Sharan on Tuesday said the discussion is continuing over the transit through India-Bangladesh-Nepal-Bhutan, which would be benefited for Bangladesh.The diplomat came up to the assertion while visiting Brahmanbaria Ashuganj

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved seven projects, including four new projects involving Tk 2,170 crore.The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC at NEC conference room at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city.Sources said among

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said that issue based research findings can be useful for the parliamentarians to discuss in their parliaments in the way to formulating bilateral or multi-lateral treaties. She was speaking in a roundtable entitled ‘India Bangladesh

SIRAJGANJ: Two persons including a minor were killed in two separate road accidents in Sadar and Salanga upazilas on Tuesday noon. The deceased were identified as Sadia, 7, daughter of Saju Ahmed resident of Sadar upazila and Sahadat Hossain Liton, 38, van driver of Salanga

DHAKA: Bangladesh ambassador to the Philippines Major General (retd) John Gomes violated diplomatic rule by inviting the Israeli ambassador for a dinner at his residence in Manila recently.Since the Independence in 1971, no Bangladesh government established any sort of diplomatic tie

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court issued an arrest warrant against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) vice chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka in a case filed for blasting bombs during hartal.Senior Special Judge M Jahurul Haque passed the order on Tuesday afternoon.Bench clerk Iftekher Alam confirmed the

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday sued Syeda Hasina Sultana, wife of former housing and public works minister Abdul Mannan, over attaining illegal and hiding information in wealth statement. ACC deputy director Nasir Uddin filed the case with Ramna Thana of the city. The

DHAKA: Country’s largest mobile operator Grameenphone (GP) targets to bring all of its 5 crore customers under internet services. GP chief corporate affairs officer Mahmud Hossain disclosed the company’s goal at cake cutting function at the Finance Ministry in the city on the day. 

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she found her beloved younger brother Sheikh Russell among the new generation. The premier was addressing a program on the occasion of 50th birth anniversary of Russell, youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur